Chapter 10

The moment I walked into the tent, I knew something weird was going on. I looked around and everyone was staring at me. Some were even laughing. I walked over to where X-Ray and Stanley were.

"Hey guys. What's… going on?" I eyed everyone.

X-Ray started laughing. "Nothing."

I looked at him. "X-Ray, everyone's staring at me. Now either you tell me why or I'm going to have to beat it out of you."

He started laughing again. "Wow! Hard to believe you're not a virgin!" He burst out laughing even harder as I stared at him in disbelief.

"What are you talking about?" My eyes got wider and my eyebrows sharper.

"I'm talking about the fact that you and Z-Man did it outside of the Dining Hall last night." He said.

"What? That's NEVER happened!" I shouted.

"Well that's not what we've heard."

Suddenly, a hand was on my butt. I turned around and pulled it off of me.

"Hey gorgeous." Ryan said, smiling nastily.

"Ryan! You're being a creep again! Go away." I shouted.

He put his hand on my waist. "Come on baby. Let's go behind the showers and talk about it. Just you and me."

I pushed him away. "What's your problem?"

He looked at me angrily. "Well I thought since now you were throwing your cat at everybody, I could finally get some action!"

I looked at him sickly. Enough was enough. I pushed Stanley and his clothes off of his bed and stood up.

"Watch out Stanley! You're next!" Someone shouted.

"Armpit! Shut the hell up!" I yelled.

I stood up higher so I could see everybody.

"Listen, guys. Ziggy and I didn't do anything. I don't know where these rumors started, but I can guarantee you, I am still a virgin."

They all stared at me in disbelief, probably since I had just announced to a camp full of immature boys that I was a virgin.

I jumped off the bed and walked out. I stomped over to the Dining hall and looked around. I passed guys whistling and over to Zig-Zag. He looked up just in time to see me slap him straight across the face.

"Why did you tell them that?" I screamed. By now, everyone was staring. Ziggy looked up in disbelief and stood up so he was looking me in the eyes.

"Tell them what?"

"You told everyone that we had sex in front of the Dining Hall last night!"

He looked at me confused and scared. "Zella, I promised I didn't tell anyone anything like that."

Tears were falling from my face as I was still trying not to fall apart.

"Yeah, right! Too late, Ricky. We're done."

I ran out of the Hall crying my eyes out and over into the empty showers.

"Zella!" I heard him yell from the porch.

I sat down inside one of the dry showers and cried.

I heard footsteps and saw the curtain slide open. Stanley stood with sullen eyes and smiled.

"Hey." He bend down just in time for me to grab him and hug him, loosing myself entirely.

"Listen," He pulled back. "I know who started that rumor."

He peaked up at me, suddenly ashamed.

I backed up. "It was Ziggy… right?"

He shook his head. "No. It was X-Ray."

I stood up. "What? Why?"

I started to race over to the tent when Stanley grabbed me. "He saw you guys on the porch last night and kind of assumed. He didn't really mean to. It was unintentional."

I push he off me. "But he still started a rumor, Stanley. He didn't even ask Ziggy or me first!"

I raced over to the tent and flung open the flap.

"X-Ray!" I yelled. He looked up.

"Hey, Zella." He said casually.

I stomped over and push him down. "What the hell is your problem?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't play games with me, X-Ray! I KNOW you started that rumor!"

Now he was scared. "I'm sorry Zelly! I didn't know! And by the time I found out, it was too late."

I stood up and looked at him disgusted. "It's too late, X-Ray. I just accused Ziggy of telling everyone. He might never take me back!"

I walked outside and took a deep breath.

"Zelly!" I turned around to see Zig-Zag.

"Zella, I promise you! I didn't start that rumor." He looked at me sincerely and smiled.

"I know." I managed to squeak out. "X-Ray did."

Suddenly, his hazel eyes got angrier. "X-Ray did? I'll kill him."

He push past me and tried to get into the tent. "Ricky!"

I was too late. I opened the flap to find Ziggy beating up X-Ray.

"Ricky!" I ran over and pushed him off. "It was an accident. It's ok."

He stopped and looked up at me. "What?"

Stanley handed me a paper towel and I put it on X-Ray's bloody nose. "He saw us last night and… got the wrong idea."

He looked from me to X-Ray. "Look, Ziggy. I'm really sorry, man." X-Ray said with a napkin shoved up his nose. He turned to me.

"Zell, I'm really sorry." I nodded.

"It's ok, X-Ray."

I walked over to Ricky and smiled. "See? Just a misunderstanding."

He looked into my eyes. "I'm really sorry. I hope you know I would never lie or tell anyone if we did do it."

I took his hand. "I know. I made a mistake. It's ok."

He leaned in and kissed me, making the whole tent clap and whistle.

"You know now we're going to have to find some where else to go when we want to do that again." I whispered into his ear.

He laughed a little. "Yeah. I know."